Senior Software Engineer (Payments)

We are partnered with a financial institution to look for a Senior Software Engineer.

You will join a central payments and settlement technology team that supports financial market infrastructure. The platforms enable high-value payments, securities settlement, and linkages with external clearing and settlement systems. You will work on mission-critical systems where stability, security, and correctness matter.

Responsibilities:

Lead modern software engineering practices across build, test, and release

Drive CI/CD adoption to improve reliability and deployment speed

Review and validate vendor-delivered source code against approved designs

Design and build backend services and cloud-based applications

Define and implement infrastructure-as-code across environments

Shape application and system architecture, including non-functional requirements

Oversee testing strategies across functional, performance, and security domains

Guide frontend and backend technical decisions and trade-offs

Support integration across internal platforms and external market systems

Improve operational processes through automation and tooling

Requirements:

Experience leading software engineering initiatives or workstreams

Strong grasp of Agile delivery and DevOps practices

Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

Solid Java or J2EE development background

Working knowledge of SQL and shell scripting

Experience with microservices, REST APIs, and containerised applications

Familiarity with Linux-based environments and enterprise middleware

Experience with container platforms and orchestration tools

Strong understanding of secure coding and application security testing

Experience with automated testing integrated into delivery pipelines